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Leaders on both sides took turns criticizing the previous Republican-controlled efforts, especially highlighting the failures to address the urgent healthcare crisis faced by millions of Americans. Democrats decried the Republican refusal to extend crucial ACA tax credits, which would have prevented unprecedented increases in health insurance premiums for approximately 22 million families.
Senator Bernie Sanders and others emphasized that:
The current healthcare system is broken, resulting in exorbitant costs and millions uninsured.
The United States is the only wealthy country that does not guarantee healthcare as a right for all citizens.